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The "Aigle de Nice" Society, head office located 46 Boulevard Paul Montel, 06200 NICE - France, organises the annual

GREAT INTERNATIONAL PRIZE OF PLASTIC ARTS of NICE and PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR area (G.P.I.A.P).

This special event is opened to any artists and sculptors, as well as amateur as professional, French and foreign people.The required theme is free.

Special terms

To join said event, the interested Artist has to address to the Head Office of " L'Aigle de Nice ".

  • The amount of the fixed subscription fee for registration : 25 euros
  • The participation fees for the following works (Paintings, drawings, etc...) as hereafter modulated (To see the registration form)
  • For any work beyond these indicated sizes an application for derogation has to be submitted to " Monsieur le Commissaire General, L'Aigle de Nice, 46 Bd Paul Montel - 06200 Nice - France

     

  • Only original creations of works will be admitted, copies are excluded.

    Registration limits : August 31th for artists residing in France or abroad.

    Important: Sending money in cash when registering is strictly prohibited

    We cannot accept any liability if money is sent in this form.

    The selection of the registered works will be made from any graphic media such as CD, slides, pictures... by the Exhibition Selection Committee and only the works having been selected by this Committee will be allowed to compete for said GREAT INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR PLASTIC ARTS (GPIAPVNPACA). The graphic media, for works selected or not, will be returned to their owners at the end of the exhibition. The contribution fees of the non selected works will then be reimbursed. The artist has the possibility to compete with one to three works and will have to legibly write on the back of the concerned works the title of same.

    All charges for forwarding and reforwarding are exclusively on account of the Artist. No dispatch of work will be accepted if the artist remains indebted to the forwarding agent for dispatched works.

    Please add 10 euros to each cheque issued for payments made in EUROCHEQUES.

    No need to send us the original works before knowing if they are or not selected by the Selection Committee.

    The artist will be informed of his eventual selection by ordinary mail before the mid September. He will then also receive the guiding rules to be followed for the forwarding of his/her original works and for the respective insertion to be published in the descriptive Official Catalogue of the Exhibition.

    According to the usual terms and conditions established for the Art Exhibitions or Great Prizes :

    The Artists, Exhibitors of works of art, are obliged to insure the selected works for any risks (fire, damages, losses, theft, etc...) and also to be protected with a respective " civil liability " insurance for any damages and/or accidents they may cause. The Association organising the " G.P.I.A.P.", L'Aigle de Nice, will in no case assume any responsability for all and any damages which may be caused to the works during the carriage of the exhibited works and this up to the end of the exhibition and will also not assume any kind of responsability for thefts, loss or damages caused to the exhibited works. The exhibiting artists who are not covered for above-mentioned risks are laid under the obligation to officially renounce to any claims whatever on or against " L'Aigle de Nice " Organising this exhibition and also obtain by written statement, of their insurance company, the same renouncement as sald above. The exhibiting sculptors will have to equip their works so that they can be strongly fixed on a base in order to avoid eventual theft or breakage.

    The Association " L'Aigle de Nice " cannot and will not assume its responsability on the national territory of France or abroad, The Association will remain the supreme ruler as to its decisions, its responsabilities and its advertisements within the organisation of this Great International Prize for Plastic Art.

    In case of any circumstances beyond its control and absolute necessity " L'Aigle de Nice " reserves the right to:

    To change the dates and opening hours of the exhibition

  • To annul the exhibition (in case of this last eventuality and due to all engaged advertising expenses, only 50 % of the participation fees will be reimbursed. The subscription fee, in this case, remains definitely kept by " L’Aigle de Nice ").
  • Should the artist withdraw of his candidature, the participation and subscription fees will not be reimbursed. Sale of exhibited works: 10 % of the amount will be paid to " L'Aigle de Nice ".
  • The artist who wins the premium price to the Aigle de Nice should mention in all its advertaising material or others the mention of the prize which he obtained following the Aigle de Nice
  • WARNING : Only colour slides of 24 x 36 mm format, without glass, will be accepted by the Selection Committee. Any other types of slides will be refused by order of the selection jury.

    Alain Bideaux, Founder Chairman

    General Commissioner of the Great Exhibition

     

    Subscription Form

     

    To be returned filled up to following address :

    « L'AIGLE DE NICE » - 46 boulevard Paul Montel - 06200 NICE - FRANCE
    (Provided with one 24 x 36 mm slide for each work of art proposed for exhibition limited
    to only 3 works maximum for each artist.)

    SUBSCRIPTION FEE : 25 euros

    CONTRIBUTION FEES : For each work

    Paintings, drawings, etc... Miniatures up to 10 x 10 :
    23 euros
    less than 73 x 60 cm :
    61 euros
    for the 73 breadth x 60 cm up to 116 x 89 cm :
    107 euros
    for the 130 x 97 cm up to 146 x 114 cm :
    168 euros
    for the 162 x 130 cm to 195 x 130 cm :
    244 euros
    For sculptures : (weight from 0 to 25 kg) :
    53 euros
    (weight from 26 kg to 50 kg) :
    77 euros

    For sculptures with a superior weight, please contact us



    Name :

    First name:

    Nationality :

    Age :

    Artist's name:

    Permanent home address:

    Zip code :

    CIity :

    Country :

    Artist's studio phone number:

    Private phone number:

    Fax number :

    Email Address (If available):

    Internet site URL (If available):

    TITLE, SIZE,ESTIMATED VALUE IN EUROS (1), MATERIALS

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    Registration limit:
    August 31th for all artists in the world

    Full payment (subscription + contribution) by cheque to the order of 'L'AIGLE DE NICE' must be sent with the registration form.
    I hereby state having knowledge of the Great Exhibition rules and I agree all mentioned terms

    Nice, (date of signature) :

     

    Signature of concerned artist for approval.


    (1) Must be valued even if the artist's work should not be sold
    (2) The registration form will not be registered if it has not been duly signed and dated by the Artist oneself.